---
title: "Latvian Champions sign Burkina Faso prospect Konate"
date: 2025-01-25T10:23:48Z
lang: en
author: "Dmitrijs Kravcenko"
canonical: https://balticfootballnews.com/latvian-champions-sign-burkina-faso-prospect-konate/
categories: ["Transfers", "Virsliga"]
---

# Latvian Champions sign Burkina Faso prospect Konate
![](https://i0.wp.com/balticfootballnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/konate-1170x585-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)Photo: FC RFS

Faycal Konate.

**FC RFS announced a long-term deal to sign a promising Burkina Faso youngster Faycal Konate until the end of 2029.**

Latvian Champions [FC RFS](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=857 "FC RFS") announced the latest addition to their squad – an 18 year old centre-forward from Burkina Faso, **Faycal Papou Konate**. Standing at almost 2 meters tall, Konate is coming over on a free transfer from Rail Club du Kadiogo and signed his first professional contract in Europe until the end of 2029.

The youngster is already in Latvia and is preparing for 2025 season together with the team.

RFS are playing an away friendly against Estonian [FC Flora](https://balticfootballnews.com/?page_id=1018 "FC Flora") at 14:30 local time today, so keen observers may wish to [follow the game](https://www.youtube.com/live/1AERABCjKzw?si=YAXmIabLNzgK2J_G) in hopes of catching a glimpse of this exciting youth prospect.

Source: https://fkrfs.lv/rfs-pievienojies-talantigs-uzbrucejs-f-konate/